MorepracticewiththevideoVideo1Video1Video1ShoppingandculturethetextVideo1thetextthetextFocusquestionsfor.WhatarefourimportantthingsthattheBritishlikeverymuch?thetext.Whatfourdifferentphrasesdoweuseinthetextforsayingthatpeoplelikesomethingverymuch?TextYoucante11alotaboutacu1turesimplyby1ookingatordinarypeop1edoingtheirordinaryshopping.Whatdoyouthinkthesesectionsofalargeretailparkorhypermarket-te11usaboutBritain?Yes,Britainisacountrywherepeopleareveryconcernedabouttheirhomeandmakingitascomfortab1easpossible.Thathomewillalmostcertainlyhaveagarden.Andacatoradogorabirdorsomefish.Agreatdealoftheworkdoneinthehomeintermsofhomeimprovementwi11bedoityourselfordiyasitisusua1lycal1ed.12.tosow13.seilingpetfood14.money15.furnitureinapackthatyouputtogetheryourselfTopicsforfurtherdiscussionsamewayaswehavesamewayaswehavesamewayaswehave1.Ana1yseChinesecultureinthedoneforBritain.samewayaswehave.WhatisonebasicdifferencebetweenBritishandChineseurbanhousing,andwhatcanittellusaboutthetwocu1tures?Howcanyouusetheterms“individualism”and“col1ectivism“todescribethedifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishhomes?WhatarethesimilaritiesbetweenBritishandChineseattitudesregardingthehomeandshopping?.1nwhatdirectiondoyouthinkthingswillchangeinChinaregardinghousinginyourlifetime?Isthereadiffereneebetweentownandcountryconcerningattitudestogardening?.WhatdoyouthinkabouttheBritishattitudetowardspets?CompareittotheChinese.WhatistheChineseattitudetowardsdiy?Doyouthinkthiswil1change?Thefo1lowingdialoguesaretakenfromListening&SpeakingCourse(intermediate)(2)Tasks:Scanthefo1lowingdialoguesandtrytofindwhattosayifyouwantto:Knowabouttheopeningtimeofadepartmentstore..Knowabouttheplaceforshopping..Knowaboutthepriceforsomething..Drawattentionfromtheshopassistants..Offeryourhelptocustomersasashopassistant..Knowwhereaspecificdepartmentislocated.Dialogue1man:Whattimedothesestoresclose?woman：Mostofthemcloseatsix.woman：man:HowaboutAron'smusicshop?woman:Ithinkthat'sopenuntilnine.Dialogue2woman—1:Wheredoyoudoyourshopping?woman-2：Doyoumeanclothesshoppingorfoodshopping?woman-1：Yourc1othesshopping.woman—2:IgenerallygotoDamond'sdepartmeritstore.Dialogue3man-1:Wheredidyoubuythatsweater?man—2:IboughtitatDamond,sdepartmentstore.man-1：Howmuchdiditcost?man-2:Itwastwenty-threedollarsorsomething1ikethat.Dialogue4salesman:Doyouneedanyhelp?man:Yes.I'mlookingforpants.salesman:What'syoursize?man:Thirtywaistandthirty-sixinseam.Dialogue5wornan:Excuseme,couldyouhelpme?sa1esman:Certain1y,whatdoyouneed?wornan：Imlookingforablouse,size10.sa1esman:Therearesevera1overhere.Couldyoucomethisway?Dialogue5man:Pardonme,wherearethedressingrooms?salesman:There'sonenexttothesuitrack.man：Canyouholdthesepackagesforme?salesman:No,butI'11putthembehindthecashregister,they'11besafe.Dialogue7woman:Wheredoyoukeeptheiceeream?clerk:It'sinthefrozenfoodsection.woman:Where,sthat?clerk:It*stwoaislestothe1eftofthecenterofthestore.Dialogue8man：Ican'tfindtheinstantsoup.clerk:Didyou1ooknexttothecannedsoup?man:Ilookedthere,buttherewasn'tanyontheshe1f.clerk:Whydon'tyoutrythespicesection?Itoughttobethere.Dia1ogue9man：CanyoutellmewhereIcanfindthebutter?c1erk:Yes,it'swithdairygoodsinthebackofthestore.Dialogue10woman:Excuseme.Ican'tfindthecannedfruit.clerk:It'sinaisleninenexttothefruitjuices.Thefoilowing1ettersaretakenfrompracticalenglishomprehensivecourse2tasks：Thefoilowing1ettersIt'sveryimportantforyouto1earntowritelettersofcomp1aint.ofcomp1aint.ofcomp1aint.Thereissomenecessaryinformationtobeincludedinsuchkindof1etters,suchaspurpose(s)forwr

itingtheletter,theproblemwithyourpurehase,thetimeofyourpurchase,yourdissatisfactionwiththepurchaseandyourrequestetc.Readthefoilowingtwo1ettersandtrytofindoutwhatinformationisinc1udedinthem.Notothatsomoofthcmmaynotbementionedabove.ofcomp1aint.Thereareusual1ysixbasicpartsinaletter,naddress,dateline,salutation,body,comp1imentaryc1oseandsignature.Readthefoilowingtwolettersandtrytoidentifywhichsentencescanmatchtheseterms.24May,1995Dearsirs,IamsorrytohavetoreturnwiththisletteraRichoYF-20cameraIboughtfromyouwhi1eIwasinyourarealastmonth.Ialsoenclosethereceipt.WhenIhadthefirstthreefilmsdeveloped,noneofthephotoshadcomeout.Theproblemisthattheshutterisnotworkingproperly.My1ocalearnerashopsaysthemechanismisstuck.Iamreallyannoyedatofmybrother,swedding.this,sineesomeofthephotoswereIamsureyoucanappreciatethatIamreallyannoyedatofmybrother,swedding.thelossofthephotoshascausedmegreatdisappointmen1nviewoftheinconveniencethatthishascaused,andthedisappointment,Ifeelyoushouldnotonlyrepairthecamera,buta1socompensatemeforthe1ossofthephotographs,whichwereobvious1yofgreatvaluetome.yoursfaithfu1ly,WangDaling5thJuly,1995Dearsir,IamwritingtoyouaboutashirtwhichIboughtfromyourshopwhi1eonhoiidaythissuminer,whenItookitoutofthebagTOC\o"1-5"\h\zandexamineditclosely,Ifoundalargeholeatthesideandonebuttonwasmissing.asyouwillrea1ise,Iwasextremelyupsettodiscovera11this.Atyourprice,Iexpecttopquality!Iainreturningtheshirtwiththis1etterand1ookforwardtoreceivingaful1refundof124Yuan.yoursfaithfully,LiMing(3)ThefollowingdialogueistakenfromPersontoPerson.Tasks:Beforeyoureadthefo1lowingdialogue,pieasethinkaboutwhatyouneedtosayinthefollowingsituations：Whenyouarethinkingofinvitingsomebodytosomethingonacertainday；WhenyoudonJthaveanyspecia1arrangementsonthatday;Whenyouwanttosuggestdoingsomething;Whenyousuggestapossibletimeformeeting.Areyoudoinganythingtonight?usan:He1lo.Michael：Hi,Susan.It'sme,Michae1.Susan:0h,hi,Michae1.How'reyoudoing?Michael：Oh,notbad.Say,areyoudoinganythingSaturdaynight?Susan:No,nothingspecia1.Why?Michae1:Well,doyoufeellikegoingtothatnewdisco?Susan：Oh,that,saterrificidea.MichaeI:Great.Whatabouthavingapizzafirst?Susan:Sure,whynot?Wheredoyouwanttomeet?Michael:Whydon'tIpickyouupatyourhouse?Susan:0K.Whattime?Michae1：Isseveno'c1ockok?Susan：Fine.Well,seeyouatseven.Michae1：Right.Solongfornow.Susan:Bye.ThefollowingtextistakenfromOralWorkshop：Reproduetion.Tasks:Beforeyoureadthetext,thinkaboutthefoilowingquestions：Whenspringfestivalcelebrated?.Whatdopeopleusua11ydoonChristmasday?.DoyoualsocelebrateChristmas?Ifso,inwhatways?DoyousendChristmascardstoyourfriends?Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytosendyourseasongreetingstoyourfriends?Readthetextandtrytofindanswerstothefoliowingquestions:Howmanypeop1earethereinthestory?What'stheirrelationship?WasMrsSmithbusytwoweeksbeforeChristmas?Whatdoyouthinkshewasbusywith?Whatdidshebuyonoday?WhatdidsheaskherhusbandtodowiththeChristmascardsshehadbought?WhydidMrSmithleavethe1iving-roomandgotohisstudywithoutsayingaword?WhatdidshethinkMrSmithwasgoingtodo?Didsheshowheranger?WhatdidMrSmithdoaminutelater?WhenweretheChristmascardsbought?0.HowdidMrSmithexplaintohiswife?Afterreadingthetext,discusswithyourfriendsaboutthefol1owingtopic：YouwillrememberthatinthepreviousseriesEnglishInDai1yLifeweto1dyouthat67%ofallaccommodationinBritainisowner-occupied-thatmeansthatthepersonwho1ivesinthehouseownsthehouse.Thismakestheaveragopersonwhatwecallhouseproud-theywanttheirhousetolookandfee1asattractiveandcomfortableaspossible.Butnoton1yattractiveandcomfortable-theyliketoarrangeanddecoratetheirhomesinsuchawaythatitlooksdifferentfromotherpeople's,ref1ectstheirindividualcharacters.TohelpyoudothisinBritaintherearemany1argeshopsorevenshoppingcentresthatwillse11youa11thethingsyouneed.Thisispartofthehypermarketthatweshowedyouintheprogrammcaboutshopsinthepreviousseries.Thisiswhereyouwillcomeifyouwanttobuybedroomfurniture.Therearedoub1ebedsandsinglebeds,andthesebunkbedsarepopu1arifyouhavetwosmal1childrenandnotmuchspace.Aswe11asthebeditse1f,youcanbuyusefulstoragecupboardsliketheseforspareblanketsandsheets,andawardrobeforyourclothestofitthesizeofyourbedroom.bedsidecupboardsarcusefu1forputtingareadinglampon,andofcourseadressingtableisimportant,withanicebigmirrorfordoingyourhairandputtingonthemake-up.Achestofdrawers.AIsitagoodpracticeforfriendstosendeachothergreetingcardsduringimportantfestiva1s?Whatkindofpeoplewouldyousendcardsto?giveyourreasons.ChristmasCardsItwastwoweeksbeforeChristmas,andMrsSmithwasverybusy.SheboughtalotofChristmascardstosendtoherfriendsandtoherhusband'sfriends,andputthemonthetableintheliving-room.Then,whenherhusbandcamehomefromwork,shesaidtohim,“herearetheChristmascardsforourfriends,andherearesomestamps,apenandourbookofaddresses.Willyoupleasewritethecardswhi1eiamcookingthedinner?”MrSmithdidnotsayanything,butwalkedoutoftheliving-roomandwenttohisstudy.MrsSmithwasveryangrywithhim,butdidnotsayanythingcither.ThenaminutelaterhecamebackwithaboxfullofChristmascards.Allofthemhadaddressesandstampsonthem.“Thesearefromlastyear,“hesaid,“Iforgottopostthem.”Thefollowingpassagesaretakenfrompractica1EnglishComprehensiveCourse1.Tasks:Invitationcardscanbewritteneitherinforma1styleorininforma1style,whichislargelydecidedbywhomyou'11sendthecardtoandwhatoccasionstheyarefor.Readthefoilowingcardanddecidewhetherit'sformalorinformal.Giveyourreasons.MrandMrsRobertSmithrequestthepleasureofMrandMrsGeorgeMailerCompanyatdinnerattheFacultyC1ubonFridayMarch26th,atseveno'clockp.m.21ShowLaneMarch20th,1994Task:0nmostoccasions,aninvitationcardmayrequirearepiy.Itisthereforeveryimportanttolearnhowtowritearep1ytoaninvitation.Notethataformalinvitationwillrequireaformalreplyandaninformalinvitationwillrequireaninforma1reply.Scanthefollowingtworepliesandtellwhichoneistoacceptandwhichoneistodeclinetheinvitation.markthekeywords.Readthefol1owingtworepliesandtrytoidentifywhatarethekeywords,whichmakethereplysoundformalorinformal.Rep1y1MrandMrsGeorgeMailerAcceptwithpleasureMrandMrsPrbertSmith,skindinvitationtodinneronFriday,March26th,atseveno'clock17ButterPlaceMarch22ndReply2MrandMrsGeorgeMailerMrsRobert,andreMrsRobert,andreMrsRobert,andrePresenttheircomp1imentstoMrandgrelthatapreviousengagementpreventsthemfromacceptingthekindinvitationtoclinneronFriday,March2MrsRobert,andre6th17ButterPlaceMarch22nd1lowsyoutokeepyourshirtsandunderclothesneatandtidy.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zOneoftheadvantagesofthehypermarketisthatthe1ayoutofthestoreaHowsyoutowanderaroundatleisure,comparingthedifferentmodels.Youwon'tbepesteredbysomeonecontinuallyaskingyouwhatyouwant.Butifyoudoneedanyhe1pinmakingyourchoice,therewillbeaknowledgeab1eshopassistanttogiveyouinforinationandadvice.Youdon,tbuyanewbedorawardrobeeveryday,andsoyouwanttomakesureyougetvalueforinoney.Thisyoucandobywalkingaroundandseeingeverythingandcomparingthepriceswithgoodsinotherstores.Weca11this“shoppingaround”.Shoppingaroundisveryimportanttomakesurethatyougetthebestbargain.Whatisinsideahouseisveryimportant,butformanyBritishpeoplesomethingoutsidethehouseisjustasimportant-thegarden.TheBritisharekeengardeners.Again,1etmeremindyouwhatwesaidabouttypesofaccoinmodationinBritain-mostofourhousesareeitherdetached,semi-detached,orterraced.al1ofthistypeofhousing-morethanthree—quarters-hasatleastabackgarden—andoftenasmallerfrontgardenaswel1.Sowhenyougoshoppingattheweekend,buyingthingsforthegardencantakeas1ongasbuyingthingstoeatanddrink.Mostgardenshavealawn-thatis,anareaofverycarefu11y-growngrass,whichiscutveryshTOC\o"1-5"\h\zort.Cuttingthegrassisalsocaliedmowingthegrass,andtodothatyouneeda1awnmower…shoppingforalawnmowercantakealongtime,becausethechoiceissolarge.Andofcourse,youhavetohavethingstogrowinyourgarden.Youcanstartwithseeds,whichyouhavetosowyourseIfandthenwaitforthemtogrow.Oryoucanbuyplantsalreadygrown.FlowersareveryimportanttotheBritish-astheyaretotheChinese-andyoucanseethatinthesepub1icparks.Butpeop1ealsoliketohavebeautifulflowersintheirowngardens,andwillspendmanyhoursaweekjustgardening,especiallyoncetheyhaveretired.Andthat"swhythegardencentreisaveryimportantspecialistshop,whichyouoftenfindinahypermarketorretai1park.Andinthetowncentre,youwi11findmanyflorists-smallershopsthatsei1onlyflowers.Natura11y,therearemanybooksonthesubject,sothatwhenyouhavefinishedyourgardeningfortheday,youcanrelaxandreadaboutit.Peopiealsogoshoppingtobuythingsfortheirpets.Pets,ofcourse,aretheanimalswekeepinthehouse.0verhalfthehouseholdsinBritainhaveadogoracat,andmanypeop1ekeepbirdsandfishaswel1.Wecallpeoplelikethatpet-1overs.walkingthedogformanypeopleisthe

onlyrealexercisetheytake,andadogoracatinthehforaforaforafriendforano1dpersonoracompanionchild.forachild.child.ApetlikethisonecancarryyouforIk,butifyoupreferapettdoesn,tneedsomuchwalkg，thenabirdorsomefisha1sobrightenupthehome.Butofcoursetheyallneedfeeding,andsellingpetfoodisbigbusiness,asyoucanseechild.ApetlikethisonecancarryyouforIk,butifyoupreferapettdoesn,tneedsomuchwalkg，thenabirdorsomefisha1sobrightenupthehome.Butofcoursetheyallneedfeeding,andsellingpetfoodisbigbusiness,asyoucanseefromtheseshe1vAndjustaswithgardening,sowAndjustaswithgardening,sowithkeepingpetsyoucanAndjustaswithgardening,sowithkeepingpetsyoucancanfindawhole1ibraryofbookstohclpyouinthepetseionofthehypermarket.Thisisoneofmyfavouritesections：thetoolsection,whereucanbuyal1theequipmentyouneedfordoingthingsyourse1faroundthehouse.MostpeoplewhowntheirownhomesareDo-It—Yourselfenthusiasts.canbefun,anditsavesyoualotofmoney.Walipapering,painting,fittingnewlights,puttingmeonyourhouse-al1thesearethingsthattheaverageBritowouldratherdothemselves,andeventhefurnituyoubuyoftencomesinpacksesethatyouassemb1eyourseIfathome.Britainisnotjustquestionuyingfoodandinkorclothesor1ectronicequipment1ikeradiosandTVs.Wealsodoa1otofshoppingfocanfindawhole1ibraryofbookstohclpyouinthepetseionofthehypermarket.Thisisoneofmyfavouritesections：thetoolsection,whereucanbuyal1theequipmentyouneedfordoingthingsyourse1faroundthehouse.MostpeoplewhowntheirownhomesareDo-It—Yourselfenthusiasts.canbefun,anditsavesyoualotofmoney.Walipapering,painting,fittingnewlights,puttingmeonyourhouse-al1thesearethingsthattheaverageBritowouldratherdothemselves,andeventhefurnituyoubuyoftencomesinpacksesethatyouassemb1eyourseIfathome.Britainisnotjustquestionuyingfoodandinkorclothesor1ectronicequipment1ikeradiosandTVs.Wealsodoa1otofshoppingforculture：rthethingsthatareimportantinourculture：ome,thegarden,andourpets.Andmanyofthethingsweome,buyareitemsthatwehavetoworkwithinsomeway,eitherpaintingandtherpaintingandtherpaintinganddecorating,orassemb1ingfurniture,orlookingafteroubeautifu1gardens.therpaintinganddecorating,orassemb1ingfurniture,orlookingafteroubeautifu1gardens.Words&Expressions:RetailParkAnarea,usua1out-of-town,wherespecialistshopsaregroupedtogether;sincetheyhavealargeturnover,pricesareusuallylowandthefactthattheyhavelargecarparksmeansthatpeopleprefertoshopinthem,sinceparkingisusua11yaprob1emintowncentressupermarketaverylargcgrocerystore;thesupermarketrevolutionbegantheprocessofcompetitionwiththehighstreetshopsthathasresultedinmanytowns1osingtheirtraditionalshoppingcentreshypermarketlikesupermarket,aninventedword“hyper”isthegreekforasuper”whichis1atin);averybigsupermarket,sometimesspecialisingeginelectronicequipmentDo-It—Yourselfcarpenters,plumbers,electricians,painters,garagemechanicsoftenearnmoremoneythantheaverageworkcr-certainlymorethanateacher,forinstance-anditthereforemakeseconomicsensetodojobsaroundthehouseyourself,anda1argeserviceindustryhasgrownuptoprovidethetooIsandsuppliesfordiy;Thereisno1ossoffacetobeseenpaintingyourhouseorrepairingyourcarhouseproudahouseproudwoman(itisusual1yawoman,thoughitcanbeaman)isrespectedbutwhensuchprideinthehomebecomesexcessive-andthisiseasilydoneinclass—consciousBritain-thenthetermcanimplycriticismbunkbedssuchbedsoriginatedinships,andtheyarea1sousedintrainsandotherplaceswherespaceis1imitedpestertoannoy(fromtheword“pest”)；Amotherwilloftensaytoherchild"Don'tpestermeso!

bargaintheverbmeanstodiscussatransaetion,tonegotiateaprice;Hereit'sanounandmeansasatisfactorypurchaseordealkeengardenersThiscultura1factisoftenexplainedbyreferenc